Mr. Chueng Slaylanon wrote a book titled “Thai Art” (1951 AD) in which he categorized Himmapan creatures into 3 categories: two-legged creatures, four-legged creatures, and fish-based creatures. This categorization method has since been a standard for grouping Himmapan creatures.

However, we feel that grouping the creatures by the real animal on which they are based is a much more relevant method and also allows a reader to more easily recognize and understand each creature based on their common similarities.

The following 15 categories have been used throughout this website to group the Himmapan creatures.